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#4e3781 color: Prism Violet

#4e3781 is rgb(78, 55, 129) in RGB and oklch(40.191% 0.11993 294.748) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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259°
100%

40.2%
0.120
295°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Indigo
  • indigo-900
  • Black 49%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.60:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.19:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #4e3781

#4e3781 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 40.2% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 295°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast and black text 2.19:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Prism Violet (#53357d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-900.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #4e3781 mixed with white

  1. 4e3781
  2. 5d4a8e
  3. 6d5d9b
  4. 7e71a8
  5. 8f84b4
  6. a198c1
  7. b3accd
  8. c5c0da
  9. d8d5e6
  10. ebeaf3

Darker: #4e3781 mixed with black

  1. 4e3781
  2. 432e6f
  3. 38265e
  4. 2d1e4e
  5. 23163e
  6. 190f2e
  7. 0f081f
  8. 070312
  9. 020106
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4e3781 with less saturation

  1. 4e3781
  2. 4d3a7c
  3. 4c3c76
  4. 4c3e71
  5. 4b406b
  6. 4a4265
  7. 4a4360
  8. 49455a
  9. 494654
  10. 48474e

Questions about #4e3781

What color is #4e3781?

#4e3781 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Prism Violet. In RGB it is rgb(78, 55, 129), in HSL hsl(258.65, 40.22%, 36.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.191% 0.11993 294.748).

What colors go well with #4e3781?

The complementary color of #4e3781 is #474e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #274388 and #672d6b. The triadic partners are #773100 and #005845.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e3781?

White text reads better on #4e3781: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.6:1 and black gives 2.19:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e3781 a warm or cool color?

#4e3781 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 295 degrees, its lightness 40.2% and its chroma 0.12.